After issuing the Imperial Decree and stripping A Yin of her title, Lan Yu's divine consciousness remained utterly unaffected—as though he had merely completed a trivial task, something not worth a ripple in his ancient mind.
He withdrew his perception, ready to settle back into quiet cultivation.
But at that very moment—
Without warning, across the entire Douluo Star—whether beneath the blazing sun or under the silent night,whether on the Douluo Continent or the Sun–Moon Continent—
the sky ignited in a boundless sheet of gold.
An indescribable will—so absolute, so sovereign, so far above even the realm of gods—descended.
Lan Yu's colossal Blue Silver Emperor true body trembled violently.For the first time in ninety-nine thousand years, the mind he had tempered to absolute stillness surged with turbulent waves.
"W-what is this?!"
That unimaginable force swept across the entire planet—irresistible, incomprehensible.
Then, golden runes appeared across the heavenly curtain—runes every living soul could instinctively understand, written in the divine script of Douluo.
[Worlds of the Myriad Heavens converge.Today, the Douluo Plane is linked.The Heavenly Screen Rankings commence.]
[Initial Ranking:Top Ten Apex Soul Beasts of Douluo Star.]
Sun–Moon Continent, Blue Silver God-City
This was the heart of the entire continent—the very center of the empire—and the mountain range where Lan Yu's true body was rooted.
Unlike the human cities on Douluo Continent, surrounded by stone walls and defensive barriers, Blue Silver God-City was a living metropolis, seamlessly intertwined with nature.
Giant blue-silver vines formed the city's skeletal structure.Homes, bridges, and towers were woven entirely from living plants, decorated with brilliant flowers and exotic grasses.
A rich, almost tangible vitality permeated every corner of the city.The residents—human and transformed Blue Silver clansfolk alike—walked with bright complexions and vigorous spirits.
Thirty thousand years had changed everything.
Gone was the era of soul masters and soul beasts locked in endless conflict.
Those who once resisted Lan Yu's rise had long been crushed into dust.
When he unified the faith of the four continents and became the transcendent Blue Silver Emperor, he began shaping a new order.
He allowed powerful Blue Silver Emperors to take human form and marry humans who embraced their lineage.From these unions arose a new royal family and elite clans.
Their descendants inherited the Blue Silver bloodline, becoming the new rulers of this continent.
Any child who awakened the Blue Silver Spirit was eligible to enter Blue Silver God-City,where, beneath Lan Yu's vast true body,they could borrow a portion of his ocean-like vitality to condense their spirit rings.
It was a symbiotic pact—and an investment.
They borrowed his vitality to forge their rings,and after death, the essence they accumulated over a lifetime would return to him—doubled.
Thus, over thirty thousand years, Lan Yu had amassed an unfathomable reservoir of life-essence.
As for ordinary soul masters…they were, of course, free to hunt other soul beasts—
as long as they weren't Blue Silver.
This was no contradiction.In truth, the entire Sun–Moon Continent now worshiped Lan Yu.
The Golden Curtain Descends
When the planetary golden sky descended, Blue Silver God-City erupted in shock.
Countless residents rushed from their homes, looking up at the mysterious heavenly power with awe and fear.
"Is that… a divine miracle of the Ancestor?!"
"What terrifying pressure! It feels even more overwhelming than facing the Old Ancestor's true body!"
At the center of the sacred city—
Inside a majestic palace woven entirely of sapphire-silver vines,a young man wearing an imperial blue-gold robe slowly opened his eyes.
He looked about twenty, with a breathtakingly handsome face and a gentle, jade-like aura.Yet in his eyes shone the deep, star-filled ocean of thirty thousand years.
This was Lan Yu's human incarnation.
He rose to his feet.
Nine spirit rings silently appeared beneath him—
and their appearance would overturn the understanding of every soul master on Douluo Continent.
All nine spirit rings were brilliant green-gold—and each ring bore nine golden patterns.
This was the unique system of Blue Silver God-City.
Spirit rings condensed from pure life-force manifested as shades of green:
Light green at 10 years
Blue-green at 100
Deep green at 1,000
After 10,000 years, black markings appeared—one every 10,000 years
After 100,000 years, the ring became green-gold, with gold patterns—one every 100,000 years
Nine rings.All green-gold.All bearing nine golden patterns.
Every ring on Lan Yu's incarnation had surpassed 900,000 years.
A configuration beyond terrifying.
Lan Yu stepped forward—and in an instant appeared atop the highest point of Blue Silver God-City,the Star-Viewing Terrace woven from his own divine vines.
With hands clasped behind his back,his imperial blue-gold robe fluttered lightly in the currents of life-energy rising from his true body.
His gaze pierced the clouds, fixing upon the golden heavenly curtain covering the entire planet.
"Heavenly Screen Rankings… Top Ten Apex Soul Beasts…"
His voice was low.For the first time, seriousness appeared on his flawless features.
A faint sense of unease stirred in his heart.
With his current cultivation, he would certainly appear on the list—and his ranking would not be low.
Across all of Douluo Star, only a handful of soul beasts could compare to him.
Beneath the Lake of Life lay Gu Yuena—the Silver Dragon King—the undisputed number one.The incarnation of the Dragon God, possessing the highest divine authority.Even gravely wounded, she was unmatched by ordinary soul beasts.
But she had been born a first-rank god-tier beast.Perhaps she would not be included in the ranking.
In contrast, Lan Yu was only a breath—the thinnest barrier—away from becoming a million-year deity.
If the Heavenly Screen truly listed the strongest soul beasts…
He feared he, Lan Yu,might be ranked number one.
There were few other contenders:
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King—brutal, monstrous, and at the ninety-nine-thousand-year threshold, its infamy unmatched.
The Heaven Dream Ice Silkworm—who, through sheer luck and endless eating and sleeping, had forcefully inflated its cultivation to the million-year level.Unfortunately, it had no corresponding combat strength and now lay imprisoned beneath the Lake of Life, used as a living battery by Di Tian and the others.
Beyond these, no other soul beast could rival Lan Yu.
Unlike the Ice Silkworm's "inflation-cultivation," or the Demon Whale King's "devouring path,"Lan Yu relied solely on his destiny trait—[Greatness Born Late]—steadily tempering his foundation step by step.
His strength was purer, deeper, and far more terrifying.
More importantly—he was only one breath away from true godhood.
Once the rankings appeared, he would almost certainly enter the top three—and was extremely likely to claim first place.